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Prompt Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

24 years (granted 2001)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

91 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Prompt Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

700 39th St Se Ste B, Watertown, SD 57201

Phone

(605) 886-7943

Power units

30

Drivers

26

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC418632

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Zurich American Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 — Great West Casualty Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 91 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

2.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 91 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

jeff@hartleyprompt.com — company domain

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Domain age

hartleyprompt.com registered 2011-02-09 (15 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

4

Reportable crashes

3

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: SD 05/2026 · MN 02/2025 · AZ 11/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 292024: 292023: 17
Level III — Driver-only: 44Level II — Walk-around: 30Level I — Full: 17
DateStateLevel
Jul 24, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026KSLevel I — Full
May 2, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Mar 12, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 26, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 2, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 28, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2025AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025AKLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 18, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 18, 2025NELevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2025AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2025MNLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 7, 2025AZLevel I — Full
Jan 30, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2024OKLevel I — Full
Dec 3, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2024SDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2024AZLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2024AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 26, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2024AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2024NVLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2024NMLevel I — Full
Jun 14, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 7, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
May 2, 2024AKLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2024AZLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 22, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2024AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 1, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Jan 24, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 10, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 13, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 26, 2023SDLevel I — Full
Oct 18, 2023AZLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 7, 2023UTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 16, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 15, 2023AZLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2023AKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 3, 2023CALevel I — Full
Jul 27, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 91 of 91 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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